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Lewis Hamilton

#4 Lewis Hamilton

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Lewis Hamilton - the only Brit on this list

This was the hardest to choose because there are a lot of drivers to pick from and these drivers are on the next slide. However, as a Brit, but also looking at this objectively, it was between Hamilton or Vettel, with both drivers winning four titles each.

I have gone with the Mercedes driver for one reason. Vettel has not won a world championship when his car was the most superior in the field, whilst Hamilton has. Between 2010-2013, Vettel was dominant and made F1 boring like Schumacher did, but he did it in a car which was miles ahead of the rest.

Hamilton has done the same with the Mercedes from 2014 till now, except 2016, but it is his first world title which stands out. He won the 2008 world title in a McLaren-Mercedes which was not the quickest in the field, and it was, in fact, the Ferraris who were quicker, shown by them winning the Constructors' Championship.

As well as that, last season showed again the class of Hamilton. Ferrari had a package which is almost level with Mercedes, and before the summer break, Vettel was ahead of Hamilton. But what happened, Hamilton pulled back the gap and in race weekends where Mercedes and Ferrari were supposed to be level, Hamilton has come out on top this year.

Now he has an equaling fourth driver title to boot and also the most poles in history, possibly aiming for number 5. So Hamilton is driver no. 4 on the list.

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